The Dotted Line: What Can Really Compete With Skyrim?

Skyrim is an amazing game, no one needs to tell you that if you have played it. So now that Skyrim has settled in and we all have our opinions on the game I think its time someone pose the question. ‘What Can Really Compete With Skyrim? Is it one of the best games of all time? Or all we all just consumed by the hype?
(PC, PS3, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Xbox 360)